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Calling plans
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on April 25, 2008
I remember when I was kid that making a long distance call was a big deal. Why? Because it was expensive. Want an example? Here's an AT&T ad from 1984:
$10 an hour for a weekend or evening state-to-state long distance calling? You mean in-state calls are more expensive? Yes, my friends, that was the case-and still is today on some long distance plans.
How about the ad from 1986 that proclaims 64 cents a minute calling to the UK?
Two decades later, thanks to the Internet and worldwide deregulation in telephony, calls from the United States to the UK-and a lot of other places-are as cheap as calling inside the United States.
$10 an hour for a weekend or evening state-to-state long distance calling? You mean in-state calls are more expensive? Yes, my friends, that was the case-and still is today on some long distance plans.
How about the ad from 1986 that proclaims 64 cents a minute calling to the UK?
Two decades later, thanks to the Internet and worldwide deregulation in telephony, calls from the United States to the UK-and a lot of other places-are as cheap as calling inside the United States.
Permalink: How Cheap Calls Have Gotten
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Rating: 7.50 out of 2 vote(s) cast.
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Response from:
spg
(04/25/08 10:38am)
Response from:
Dameon Welch-Abernathy
(04/26/08 5:53am)
Mobile telephony is different from fixed line telephony in this regard for sure.
Response from:
cheap calls
(08/22/08 6:01pm)
wow $10 an hour, I bet AT&T are missing those days!
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actually if you count actual minutes used I suspect most americans pay more than $10/hour for cell phone service. after all the regulatory and hidden fees are added on most people pay close to $60/month for service. how many talk over 6 hours on there cells with a basic plan and never pay any overages?